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Iis Wulandari, Postgraduate Program at Institute of the Arts Padangpanjang, IndonesiaAbstract
The whip is an important element in Abdul Muluk's Traditional Theater performance. The whip is made of rattan whose length is adjusted as desired. Abdul Muluk is a traditional theater that developed around the 1930s in Jambi Province, Indonesia. The story of Abdul Muluk comes from the poem Sultan Abdul Muluk written by King Ali Haji during the Malay Kingdom. This study aims to analyze how the whip plays a role in the performance and identify its influence so that it becomes hegemonic in Abdul Muluk's traditional theater performance. Using a qualitative method with an ethnographic approach to understand the perspectives of actors and audiences regarding pecut, and using a theoretical anthropological approach. Data were obtained through observation of video documentation of Abdul Muluk's traditional theater performances, through in-depth interviews with actors, art observers, audiences, and theater artists in Jambi. Data analysis used the Miles and Huberman Model, through the stages of data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing. The results is the whip shows the meaning of control, masculinity and patriarchy. These findings provide a deep understanding of how pecut can reflect the culture of Jambi society. Abdul Muluk's existence is not only important as a local heritage, but also as evidence of the history and identity of Malay culture that once triumphed in Jambi Province. Through a deep understanding of the whip, it can help artists, culturalists, tradition actors, and the government to maintain and preserve the whip in its originality and integrity of values.
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Conference: ACAH2025Stream: Performing Arts Practices: Theater
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Wulandari I. (2025) The Whip Is Jerked, the Audience Is Jerked: The Hegemony of the Whip in Abdul Muluk’s Theater ISSN: 2186-229X – The Asian Conference on Arts & Humanities 2025 Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 81-97) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2025.7
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2186-229X.2025.7
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